UNDP-GEF Kura II: Advancing IWRM Across the Kura River Basin

Awareness Raising on Rational Water Use Among School Children

On March 3, the Baku Book Center hosted another educational lecture on the efficient use of water and the problems of the Kura River.

The lecture was attended by students of the Modern Education Complex named after Heydar Aliyev. Within the framework of the event, a presentation of the "Kura Bundle" textbook and a collection of "Water Defenders" comics was held. The event was organized by the Kura II project of the United Nations Development Program and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Arts Council Azerbaijan NGO, Baku Book Center and Simurg Children's Music Festival with the support of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The children were informed about the need for rational use of water. At the end of the event, participants of the annual children's music festival "Simurg" led by pianist Saida Tagizade performed a small concert program.